невесть

Russian

Etymology

не (ne) +‎ весть (vestʹ), obsolete third singular present indicative of ве́дать (védatʹ, “to know”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʲɪˈvʲesʲtʲ]
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Adverb

неве́сть • (nevéstʹ)

  1. (colloquial) God knows (no one knows)
    неве́сть отку́да ― nevéstʹ otkúda ― out of nowhere / out of who knows where
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